Spring Break 2009

What started as a slow, rainy week turned into a fun, busy, beautiful week.

Watching the rain and wondering what we were going to find to do all day....

Ellenie found her belly button to play with...

and then they both found a great place to hide from Mom.

Then the Millers stopped on their way to the beach and we had a super duper slumber party!

Bentley, Ellenie, Leah, Ella, Lillianna, & Daisy enjoyed fruit snacks and Dumbo.

Then oldest and wisest cousin Ella read bedtime stories. So sweet!

It was very quiet once the Millers were gone so we hunted for more fun things to do...

Lillianna decided to fill many vases with beautiful flowers she picked herself.

We also had picnics...with Ladybugs (seen in the bowl) and sang Ladybug Picnic over and over.


Cheers!

Ellenie picked her own version of bouqets as well.


A week full of light and love!

Career Goals

L: Can we have a pet horse?

Me: Um, horses are very expensive and they need a very big area to run and so...etc.

L: Well, when I grow up and when I'm an ice-skater girl, I want to have a pet horse.

Me: That sounds great!

L: And then I want to be a Princess Ballerina Cowgirl too.

A good time.

The most color coordinated sisters dressed by the most oblivious Mom.

Being silly at the park.

Her best supermodel baby pose she could come up with.

The Parsons Track Meet : Lillianna won the 400 meters (she really ran the entire track at once) while Ellenie took top prize in the 25 meters.

Running and picking flowers.

Next to hosting tea parties, they are her favorite things to do.

Practicing for the high dive in upcoming months.

She chased this poor, old, tired Robin (barely seen at right of pic - looks like a leaf) around until it flew to a low branch, sat, panted, then squawked at her. She asked it nicely to come back down at play, then stomped her feet, then started to cry. They never did compromise.

Long Paper for Long Days

The

"It's 5:30-Where is Daddy?-I'm Trying to get dinner started-When will Spring be here?"

Art Class

Let it Snow!

L: Uhhhh Mom....this day couldn't get any better. not a bit single better at all. not ever.

So after playing in the snow, Aunt Kelsey whipped up some frothy hot chocolate while I scooped up some "fresh" snow for snow cream. I do love some snow cream...and so did these little ones. Especially when they chose their own rainbow of colors.

L: Uhhh, can I move in and stay here for ever?

What she really did say...On the way home, she took a long nap and when she'd barely opened her eyes, the very first thing she said was," I had so much fun with my cousins."

We did too sweetheart.

Thank you Millers for a wonderful, memorable weekend!

We love you!

Let it Snow!

When we went to bed on Saturday night, there was about 3 inches on the ground...when we woke up on Sunday there was about 5 or 6! Lillianna had never seen that much snow!

While the twins and Ellenie did make it out into the snow, they didn't last long...but these three couldn't get enough. They had so much fun. Lillianna and Ella would have stayed all day I think.

A day of precious memories for sure!

Let it Snow!

So we made a road trip to Memphis this weekend.

We were expecting to have fun...

but we never expected to have

THIS MUCH FUN!

First, we bundled up...it was getting really cold!

and we headed to see a little something...

or an enormous something.

We go to see the C-5 Galaxy! The largest plane in the US Air Force fleet!

Uncle Ben just happens to be the pilot!

We all got very close and couldn't believe HOW BIG it is and how little it made us feel.

Then Ben took Brad and me up into the cock pit

with Ella and Bentley (who were very excited to see their Daddy's plane).

Ellenie and Leah show how much fun the Cousins had all weekend.


Then, on Saturday...the snow started that afternoon and didn't stop until Sunday morning.

We got out in it right away and Ella took to it right away.

Lillianna, on the other hand, had to "warm up" to the whole thing.

The twins couldn't have been cuter in the snow.


Ellenie (borrowed some clothes from Bentley) was in awe of the snow...for about 8 minutes then was ready to go in and get warm (and get out of those boots)

My little gnome truly had a ball!